Navigate current context
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To list file members using a popup instead of a tool window, press Alt|
Press CtrlAlt0F or choose from the main menu . Alternatively, you can press CtrlShift0A, start typing the command name in the popup, and then choose it there.
Contents of the current document appear in a tree structure, that you can explore and navigate through the document. You can double-click any symbol to make the caret in the code viewer switch to the corresponding position.
To synchronize the way you change caret position in the code viewer with the symbol highlighted in the File Structure window, click Track Caret in Editor
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on the toolbar.To synchronize symbols that you select in the File Structure window with the caret position in the code viewer, click Automatically Scroll to Source
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on the toolbar.
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To search items in the File Structure window, just start typing a name or a CamelHumps abbreviation.
Control | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Expand All/Collapse All | Expands/collapses all nodes in the current tab. |
| Previous/Next Shift+F8 / F8 | Navigate to the previous/next item and scrolls through the source code accordingly. |
| Export | Click this button to export the data currently displayed in the window in text format , or use the drop-down selector to export the data in an XML or HTML format. The Export Data dialog that appears will help you save the data to a file or copy it to the clipboard . |
| Track Caret in Editor | When this button is pressed, items in the window are highlighted according to the position of the caret in the code viewer. |
| Automatically Scroll to Source | When this button is pressed, the code viewer opens the file and scrolls it according to the items selected in the window. |
| Show Preprocessor Directives | In C++, shows all preprocessor directives in the current file. |
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Place the caret within a file .
Press CtrlAltF7 or choose from the main menu . Alternatively, you can press CtrlShift0A, start typing the command name in the popup, and then choose it there.
If there are some related files, the Select File list opens. Select a file from the list and click it to open it in the editor.
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To display line numbers in the code viewer, press Ctrl+R,N or choose in the menu.
